GE Profile French doors look premium and cool beautifully when they work, but sealed system failures kill refrigeration at 1.5 to 5 years on current models. Model GFE28GYNFS has a documented pattern where the fridge section won't cool below 43°F while the freezer runs fine, stranding families with spoiling food for 6 to 12 weeks while authorized service cycles through failed repairs and unavailable parts. If you need a French door refrigerator, buy the LG or Bosch that will actually last; if you want GE's old durability, hunt for a used top-freezer basic model from before 2010.
LG's sphere-ice party trick turns into a recurring flood hazard: the Craft Ice tray freezes but won't dump, the motor hums uselessly, water spills onto your floor, and you're reaching for a hair dryer at midnight. A class action lawsuit calls the mechanism fundamentally defective, and compressor failures within four years pile on the misery. The French door layout is roomy and the InstaView glass is genuinely useful, but the feature that commands the premium is the one that breaks. Buy a standard LG French door without Craft Ice, or choose a brand with a track record that doesn't require a mop.